Flight Safety Information - June 25, 2025 No. 126 In This Issue : Incident: American B772 over Atlantic on Jun 6th 2025, fuel imbalance, engine shut down in flight : Incident: Brussels A319 at Stockholm on Jun 23rd 2025, rejected takeoff : Incident: Lauda Europe A320 near Marseille on Jun 23rd 2025, smoke on board : Incident: Hawaiian A332 at Tokyo on Jun 23rd 2025, unusual odour in cockpit : Incident: United B763 at Zurich on Jun 24th 2025, rejected takeoff : Incident: Lufthansa Cityline A319 at Munich on Jun 20th 2025, unsafe gear : Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off a Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says : Boeing failed to provide training, oversight to prevent MAX 9 mid-air emergency, NTSB says : Multiple passengers and crew fall ill on Air India flight from London : Flights diverted after man jumps fence at Cleveland Hopkins airport : FedEx retires a dozen freighter aircraft in efficiency move : Manitoba flight school now barred from training pilots put students in 'significant danger': whistleblower : American Airlines Tokyo to New York Flight with 787 Makes Emergency Landing : Air India 787 Crash: Black Box Probe and Boeing Safety Concerns : Calendar of Events Incident: American B772 over Atlantic on Jun 6th 2025, fuel imbalance, engine shut down in flight An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N757AN performing flight AA-333 from Athens (Greece) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL380 over the Atlantic Ocean about 290nm southeast of Bangor,ME when the crew received indication of a fuel imbalance, worked the related checklists and shut the right hand engine (Trent 800) down. The aircraft diverted to Bangor for a safe landing on runway 16 about one hour after leaving FL380. The Canadian TSB reported: "Maintenance found a broken fuel tube, which was replaced, and the aircraft was returned to service." https://avherald.com/h?article=5297902e&opt=0 Incident: Frontier A20N at Atlanta on Jun 21st 2025, engine problem A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration N332FR performing flight F9-3508 from Atlanta,GA to Orlando,FL (USA), was climbing out of Atlanta's runway 09L when the crew stopped the climb at 10,000 feet due to an engine (LEAP) oil indication. The aircraft returned to Atlanta for a safe landing on runway 09L about 20 minutes after departure. The FAA reported: "Frontier Airlines Flight 3508 returned safely to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport around 8:15 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 21, after the crew reported a possible oil warning light issue. The Airbus A320 was headed to Orlando International Airport. The FAA will investigate." https://avherald.com/h?article=5296e67b&opt=0 Incident: Lauda Europe A320 near Marseille on Jun 23rd 2025, smoke on board A Lauda Europe Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-LOB performing flight FR-111 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Berlin (Germany), was enroute at FL340 about 60nm south of Marseille (France) when the crew decided to divert to Marseille due to smoke on board. The aircraft landed safely on runway 13L about 35 minutes later. The airline reported a minor technical problem prompted the diversion to Marseille. Passengers reported there was smoke on board, some fellow passengers suffered from respiratory irritations. Emergency services checked the aircraft for about 20 minutes after landing but could not detect the cause of the smoke. A replacement Ryanair Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DCZ reached Berlin with a delay of about 4.5 hours. https://avherald.com/h?article=52978c2b&opt=0 Incident: Hawaiian A332 at Tokyo on Jun 23rd 2025, unusual odour in cockpit A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration N375HA performing flight HA-864 from Tokyo Haneda (Japan) to Honolulu,HI (USA) with 268 passengers and 13 crew, was climbing out of Haneda's runway 16L when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet reporting an unusual odour in the cockpit. The aircraft returned to Haneda Airport for a safe landing on runway 16L about 35 minutes after departure. Japan's Ministry of Transport reported no smoke or fire was detected, the aircraft taxied to the apron on own power. The cause of the odour is being investigated. The aircraft remained on the ground in Tokyo for about 26 hours, then returned to service. https://avherald.com/h?article=5297899a&opt=0 Incident: United B763 at Zurich on Jun 24th 2025, rejected takeoff A United Boeing 767-300, registration N684UA performing flight UA-12 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 142 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Zurich's runway 16 when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 145 knots over ground). The aircraft came to a safe stop on the runway past the intersection with runway 28, a number of main tyres deflated. Emergency services responded, the passengers disembarked via stairs onto the runway. The aircraft was moved off the runway almost 4 hours after the rejected takeoff. https://avherald.com/h?article=529753f2&opt=0 Incident: Lufthansa Cityline A319 at Munich on Jun 20th 2025, unsafe gear A Lufthansa Cityline Airbus A319-100, registration D-AILS performing flight LH-1737 from Belgrade (Serbia) to Munich (Germany), was on final approach to Munich's runway 08R when the crew initiated a go around. The aircraft climbed back to 5000 feet and entered a hold to work checklists, then positioned for another approach to runway 08R and landed without further incident about 20 minutes later. A passenger reported the crew announced they had an unsafe indication for the left main gear and attempted to extent the gear several times. On the third attempt the crew finally received three greens and normal landing occurred. The aircraft vacated the runway, stopped and was towed to the apron. The aircraft returned to service the next morning about 11.5 hours later. https://avherald.com/h?article=52975bbf&opt=0 Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off a Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked objects out of the cabin, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday. But Homendy said “the crew shouldn’t have had to be heroes, because this accident never should have happened.” The board found that lapses in Boeing's manufacturing and safety oversight, combined with ineffective inspections and audits by the Federal Aviation Administration, led to the terrifying malfunction. The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft was being assembled. The blowout occurred minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Oregon, and created a roaring air vacuum. Seven passengers and one flight attendant sustained minor injuries, but none of the 177 aboard were killed. Pilots landed the plane safely back at the airport. Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems — the company that made and installed the door plug — are redesigning them with another backup system to keep the panels in place even if the bolts are missing, but that improvement isn’t likely to be certified by the FAA until 2026 at the soonest. The NTSB urged the companies and the regulator to make sure every 737 Max is retrofitted with those new panels. Both Boeing and the FAA have improved training and processes since the incident, according to the NTSB, but board officials said the company and agency need to better identify manufacturing risks and address them to make sure such flaws never sneak through again. Homendy did single out Boeing’s new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, for improving safety since he took over last summer, though she said more needs to be done. The NTSB recommended that Boeing continue improving its training and safety standards and make sure everyone knows when actions must be documented. Board members also highlighted the need to ensure that everyone throughout the company understands its safety plan as well as executives do. The board also urged the FAA to step up and make sure its audits and inspections address key areas based on past problems and systemic issues. The agency was also encouraged Tuesday to assess Boeing’s safety culture and reconsider its longstanding policy not to require children under 2 to travel in their own seats with proper restraints. Many of the NTSB recommendations echo a report the Transportation Department’s Inspector General issued last year and that the FAA is already working to implement. The FAA said in a statement that it “has fundamentally changed how it oversees Boeing since the Alaska Airlines door-plug accident and we will continue this aggressive oversight to ensure Boeing fixes its systemic production-quality issues. We are actively monitoring Boeing’s performance and meet weekly with the company to review its progress and any challenges it’s facing in implementing necessary changes.” In a statement, Boeing said it will review the NTSB report as it continues to improve. “We at Boeing regret this accident and continue to work on strengthening safety and quality across our operations,” the company said. Oxygen masks dropped and phones went flying The accident occurred as the plane flew at 14,830 feet (4,520 meters). Oxygen masks dropped during the rapid decompression and a few cellphones and other objects were swept through the hole in the plane as the passengers and crew contended with wind and roaring noise. The first six minutes of the flight to Southern California’s Ontario International Airport were routine. The plane was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph (640 kph) when passengers described a loud “boom” and wind so strong it ripped the shirt off someone’s back. “We knew something was wrong,” Kelly Bartlett told The Associated Press in the days following the flight. “We didn’t know what. We didn’t know how serious. We didn’t know if it meant we were going to crash.” The 2-foot-by-4-foot (61-centimeter-by-122-centimeter) piece of fuselage covering an unused emergency exit behind the left wing had blown out. Only seven seats on the flight were unoccupied, including the two seats closest to the opening. NTSB member J. Todd Inman said the Alaska Airlines accident would have been worse if it had happened over the ocean and far from land, but the carrier had already restricted the plane used for flight 1282 to overland flights because of an unresolved maintenance issue with a fuel pump. The airline took that step on its own, going beyond FAA requirements, Inman said. Missing bolts put the focus on Boeing’s manufacturing The panel that blew off was was removed at a Boeing factory so workers could repair five damaged rivets, but bolts that help secure the door plug were not replaced. It’s not clear who removed the panel. The NTSB said in a preliminary report that four bolts were not replaced after the repair job but the work was not documented. Investigators determined the door plug was gradually moving upward over the 154 flights prior to this incident before it ultimately flew off. Boeing factory workers told NTSB investigators they felt pressured to work too fast and were asked to perform jobs they weren’t qualified for. None of the 24 people on the door team were ever trained to remove a door plug before working on the plane in question and only one of them had ever removed one before. That person was on vacation when it was done in this instance. No one from the door team was working when the plug was reinstalled. Investigators said Boeing did not do enough to train newer workers who didn't have a background in manufacturing. Many who were hired after the pandemic and after two crashes involving the 737 Max planes lacked that experience, and there weren't clear standards for on-the-job training. NTSB staff also told the board that Boeing didn't have strong enough safety practices in place to ensure the door plug was properly reinstalled, and the FAA inspection system did not do a good job of catching systemic failures in manufacturing. Boeing was required to adopt a more rigorous set of safety standards after a 2015 settlement, but the NTSB said that plan had only been in place for two years before the specific Alaska Airlines plane that suffered the door plug's failure was made and that it was still being developed. The FAA regularly conducts more than 50 audits a year on Boeing's manufacturing, but there aren't clear standards for what those audits cover. The agency routinely discarded past inspection records after five years and didn't always base its inspection plan on those past findings. Problems with the Boeing 737 Max The Max version of Boeing’s bestselling 737 airplane has been the source of persistent troubles for the company since two of the jets crashed, one in Indonesia in 2018 and another in Ethiopia in 2019, killing a combined 346 people. Investigators determined those crashes were caused by a system that relied on a sensor providing faulty readings to push the nose down, leaving pilots unable to regain control. After the second crash, Max jets were grounded worldwide until the company redesigned the system. Last month, the Justice Department reached a deal allowing Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the Max before the two crashes. Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration have capped Boeing's 737 Max production at 38 jets a month while investigators ensure the company has strengthened its safety practices, and the agency said it has no plans to lift that cap “until we are confident the company can maintain safety and quality while making more aircraft.” Boeing hired Ortberg last year and created a new position for a senior vice president of quality to help improve its manufacturing. The company was back in the news earlier this month when a 787 flown by Air India crashed shortly after takeoff and killed at least 270 people. Investigators have not determined what caused that crash, but so far they have not found any flaws with the model, which has a strong safety record. https://www.yahoo.com/news/ntsb-set-meet-door-plug-035156515.html Boeing failed to provide training, oversight to prevent MAX 9 mid-air emergency, NTSB says WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing failed to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight to prevent a mid-air cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX 9 flight in January 2024 that spun the planemaker into a major crisis, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday. The board harshly criticized Boeing's safety culture and its failure to install four key bolts in a new Alaska Airlines MAX 9 during production, as well as ineffective oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said at a board meeting the incident was entirely avoidable because the planemaker should have addressed unauthorized production that was identified in numerous Boeing internal audits, reports and other forums for at least 10 years. "The safety deficiencies that led to this accident should have been evident to Boeing and to the FAA," Homendy said. "It's nothing short of a miracle that no one died or sustained serious physical injuries." Boeing's on-the-job training was lacking, the NTSB said, adding the planemaker is working on a design enhancement that will ensure the door plug cannot be closed until it is firmly secured. The accident prompted the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation and declare that Boeing was not in compliance with a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. CEO Dave Calhoun announced he would step down within a few months of the mid-air panel blowout. Homendy praised new Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg but said "he has his work cut out for him, a lot of challenges to address, and that's going to take time." Boeing said it regretted the accident and it was continuing to work on strengthening safety and quality across its operations. The FAA said Tuesday it has "fundamentally changed how it oversees Boeing since the Alaska Airlines door-plug accident and we will continue this aggressive oversight to ensure Boeing fixes its systemic production-quality issues." The incident badly damaged Boeing's reputation and led to a grounding of the MAX 9 for two weeks and a production cap of 38 planes per month by the FAA that still remains in place. "While Boeing is making progress, we will not lift the 737 monthly production cap until we are confident the company can maintain safety and quality while making more aircraft," the FAA added. Boeing created no paperwork for the removal of the 737 MAX 9 door plug - a piece of metal shaped like a door covering an unused emergency exit - or its re-installation during production, and still does not know which employees were involved, the NTSB said on Tuesday. Then FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker said in June 2024 the agency was "too hands off" in Boeing oversight and it has boosted the number of inspectors at Boeing and MAX fuselage manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems' factories. Boeing had agreed last July to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after two fatal 737 MAX crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. But it last month struck a deal with the Justice Department to avoid a guilty plea. The Justice Department has asked a judge to approve the deal, which will allow Boeing to avoid pleading guilty or facing oversight by an outside monitor. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/us-safety-board-scrutinize-boeing-100833597.html Multiple passengers and crew fall ill on Air India flight from London Seven people fell ill 35,000 feet in the air on an Air India flight from London to Mumbai, reporting feeling dizzy and nauseous. Flight AI130 from London Heathrow to Mumbai had taken off on Monday 23 June when some passengers and crew began to feel ill. During the nine-hour flight, five passengers and two crew members said they were experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and nausea. After the Boeing 777 had landed, two passengers and two crew members continued to feel ill. An Air India spokesperson confirmed the incident to The Independent: “On board flight AI130 from London Heathrow to Mumbai, five passengers and two crew reported feeling dizzy and nauseous during different phases of the flight. “The flight landed safely in Mumbai, where our medical teams were ready to provide immediate medical assistance. “After landing, two passengers and two cabin crew, who continued to feel unwell, were taken to the medical room for further examination and were later discharged. “We are investigating the incident and have duly notified the regulator.” Another Air India flight from the UK headed to New Delhi was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Sunday due to a bomb threat. The airline confirmed that its flight had received a bomb threat, so it decided to divert the flight to Riyadh to undergo security checks. “The inconvenience caused to our passengers due to this unforeseen disruption is sincerely regretted,” an Air India spokesperson said. “Alternative arrangements are being made to fly the passengers to their destinations.” Following the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad that killed over 200 people, Air India has axed 15 per cent of its international wide-bodied schedule over the next few weeks to undergo enhanced safety checks on its fleet. https://www.yahoo.com/news/multiple-passengers-crew-fall-ill-173315677.html Flights diverted after man jumps fence at Cleveland Hopkins airport A brief ground stop was issued at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on Tuesday after a man jumped a perimeter fence.Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio – Several flights were diverted this morning after a man jumped a fence at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The incident occurred after a car crash at 11:30 a.m. on Brookpark Road adjacent to the airport. “Preliminary information reveals that one of the occupants then exited their vehicle and jumped the fence to the airport,” according to a statement from the airport. The man was apprehended by an airport employee. “During the apprehension of the subject, a ground stop was issued to ensure the airfield is safe before resuming operations,” according to the airport. A ground stop temporarily halts takeoffs and landings. Operations have resumed. At least three flights that were scheduled to land in Cleveland between 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. were diverted to nearby airports, including Pittsburgh and Detroit. All three flights have since arrived in Cleveland. The incident remains under investigation, according to the airport. https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2025/06/flights-diverted-after-man-jumps-fence-at-cleveland-hopkins-airport.html FedEx retires a dozen freighter aircraft in efficiency move FedEx has removed 12 freighter aircraft from its fleet, including two Boeing 757-200s similar to the aircraft in the foreground. (Photo: FedEx) FedEx Corp. said Tuesday that it permanently retired 12 aircraft and took a $21 million impairment charge during the fourth quarter as part of an effort to streamline the air network in line with anticipated demand and modernize the fleet. The Memphis, Tennessee-based express logistics giant said it removed seven Airbus A300-600 aircraft, three large MD-11 tri-engine freighters and two Boeing 757-200 (large narrowbody) freighter aircraft from the fleet. It also got rid of eight engines. During the fourth quarter in 2024, FedEx decommissioned 22 Boeing 757 cargo jets. FedEx (NYSE: FDX) said in its previous earnings report on March 20 that it had exercised options to buy eight Boeing 777 freighters and pushed back retirement of the MD-11 fleet from 2028 until 2032 because of strong international parcel demand. It also announced plans to acquire 10 additional ATR 72-600 turboprop freighter aircraft, with deliveries scheduled for the tail end of the decade. Over the last three years, FedEx has removed a net 31 jet aircraft from its fleet, which is a 7% reduction versus fiscal year 2022. Chief Financial Officer John Dietrich said FedEx plans to reduce aircraft investment to $1 billion in the current fiscal year and maintain that level for several years. The aircraft retirements reduce FedEx’s fleet to 698 aircraft, comprising 382 mainline jets and 316 feeder planes operated by partner airlines. FedEx’s fleet size has ranged from 670 to 710 aircraft since 2018. FedEx still has 90 757s, 34 MD-11s and 58 A300-600s in service. FedEx is flying less in the United States after its contract with the U.S. Postal Service expired in September, its strategy to pursue premium international air cargo that is traditionally consolidated and booked on airlines by freight forwarders has increased the need for widebody freighters. FedEx reported revenues for the quarter ended May 31 inched up less than 1% to $22.2 billion and that operating margin increased 8% due to structural cost reductions in its multi-year Drive initiative and higher volumes at FedEx Express. https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-retires-a-dozen-freighter-aircraft-in-efficiency-move Manitoba flight school now barred from training pilots put students in 'significant danger': whistleblower LS Airways Flight Academy's certification revoked in the interest of public safety, Transport Canada says A Manitoba flight school was banned from training pilots "in the interest of public safety," Transport Canada says, more than a year after a former instructor came forward with allegations the school failed to follow aviation rules and put students in "significant danger." Transport Canada cancelled the flight training unit operator certificate of Gimli-based LS Airways Flight Academy on Nov. 19, 2024. The federal government department said in an email to CBC News that the certificate cancellation was a "serious action," and is only taken when oversight and monetary penalties do not lead to compliance. Wayne Liu said he and several other students alerted authorities about safety concerns at the school. They decided to report the school to Transport Canada in September 2023, he said. "I really hope this [doesn't] happen again to other students," Liu said about why he spoke up. Lawsuits allege Manitoba flight school endangered students Transport Canada says it has suspended certification for a Gimli flight school in the interest of public safety. Several lawsuits filed by former students allege LS Airways school exploited students and failed to follow aviation rules. His lawsuit is one of four filed against the school in the past year alleging that the Gimli flight school faked logs of flying hours, told students to fly with jerry cans of gasoline on board, altered maintenance records and exploited students. The school's owner, Noura Gharib, declined to be interviewed. She said in a phone call with CBC she intends to fight the revocation. 'So regretful': student Liu first enrolled at the school to convert a U.S. flight instructor licence into a Canadian one, and taught at LS Airways for about a month in 2023 after passing a flight test. But Liu says he should never have gotten the instructor rating, because LS Airways did not give him the number of flight hours needed to qualify for the certification in Canada. The owner "never put me on the flight schedule," Liu said. "I [told] her … even though I have some experience, we still need to practise and meet requirements for the exam. Until two or three days before the flight test, she still never flew with me and [faked the] hours on the PTR." "PTR" stands for pilot training record, a logbook required to obtain pilot permits and ratings. I was telling myself, 'Hey, I shouldn't do this.' - Wayne Liu, former LS Airways flight instructor A pilot must complete a minimum of 30 hours of dual flight instruction (training where a certified instructor is in the aircraft) for a Class 4 instructor rating, among other requirements. Applicants receive some credits if they previously held that rating — through foreign accreditation, for example. In lawsuit documents filed on May 23, 2025, Liu alleges that Gharib instructed him to record false numbers on the training record. He said he needed 15 flight hours to qualify for the licence, but got just over one hour with a student — not a certified instructor. "I was telling myself, 'Hey, I shouldn't do this,'" he said. "I accepted her wrongful instruction.… I was so regretful I did those wrong things." Company fined more than $46K Liu, from Taiwan, trained as a pilot in the U.S. and taught at a flight school in Georgia before coming to Canada, planning to eventually settle in the country. He was under a lot of stress to get his Canadian instructor's licence because he wanted to get a job in aviation and then bring his family to live with him, he said. Liu said that after he came forward, government officials told him his instructor rating was no longer valid and that he had to go to a different flight school to get it back. The school "took all my savings," he said. The lawsuit says LS Airways wrongfully accepted $15,495.54 in tuition payments. "I was expecting like, hey, just follow the rules, go to a flight school, get my instructor rating … so I can get more hours, then moving on to maybe charters." Liu now wants the money he paid for tuition at LS Airways back, so he can reapply for the training he needs to become an instructor in Canada. "Because of this school, I feel so depressed," he said. "It's like I couldn't complete my plan — wasted money and time here." A public post from Sept. 9 on Transport Canada's website shows the flight school — identified as 10113158 Manitoba Ltd., its business registry number — was fined $28,500 for three counts of violating Canada's aviation regulations. The violations are related to transporting people or cargo without being certified to do so, operating an aircraft without proper registration and failing to meet personnel record requirements. The charges stemmed from incidents between July and August of 2023, according to a decision issued by Transport Canada last May, which mentions the school didn't keep proper records for Liu as an assigned flight instructor. The unauthorized transport service violation is related to operations from Gimli to Island Lake and Little Grand Rapids in eastern Manitoba on July 24, 2023. This month, Transport Canada made two more violations public. In March 2024, the company let an aircraft take off when it had not been maintained in accordance with an approved maintenance schedule, or in accordance with "airworthiness limitations," according to Transport Canada. The two violations resulted in $18,000 in additional fines. Students sue for $350,000 after Calgary-Okotoks Flying School closes Prospective pilots push B.C. flight school for refund Transport Canada said in an email all fines against LS Airways remain outstanding. In his lawsuit, Liu alleges the school required students to keep "incorrect maintenance paperwork" that left out operational time used to calculate oil changes. Liu's lawsuit also alleges LS Airways directed students to travel to a flight test in Lindsay, Ont., with five 20-litre jerry cans of fuel in the cabin to avoid charges at the Lindsay airport. The lawsuit calls that a "serious safety violation" that exposed students to "significant danger." No statement of defence has been filed, and the allegations haven't been tested in court. Lawsuits filed by 3 other students LS Airways advertised itself as a "designated learning institution-registered Canadian flight school" on its now-unavailable website. The designated learning institution, or DLI, status allows Canadian schools to host international students. A spokesperson for the provincial government, which manages designated learning institutions in Manitoba, said in an email the province revoked LS Airways' DLI status on March 18, 2024, following an investigation launched in January of that year. The spokesperson said the investigation found there had been an unreported change in ownership. Since the designation is non-transferable between owners, the school's DLI status was revoked. The ownership change had happened "several years earlier," the provincial spokesperson said. LS Airways applied for a new DLI status, but the application is presently paused, according to the spokesperson. "The department is prepared to resume its review once LS Airways has resolved any and all outstanding items with Transport Canada," the spokesperson said. Manitoba post-secondary schools say they're losing students, money due to international student cap B.C., Ontario vow to crack down on diploma mill schools exploiting international students The Canadian Civil Aircraft Register shows two Cessnas that once belonged to LS Airways were no longer owned by the school as of June. A lawsuit filed in December by another former LS Airways student claims he entered an agreement with Gharib to teach at the school once he got his instructor rating there. His suit alleges that Gharib unilaterally dismissed him after he complained about the services the school provided. The statement of claim also alleges, among other things, that Gharib falsified training records with another instructor who was not Liu. In a statement of defence, Gharib denied all allegations in the December lawsuit. Another lawsuit was filed on Feb. 20 by a different student, who claims she was employed as a part-time dispatcher at the school and was also unjustly dismissed after complaining. The student alleges she was not allowed to fly, despite paying $1,600 in fees. She claims she also had to pay for fuel out-of-pocket twice and wasn't reimbursed, and that she didn't get her money back after paying fees for a flight test she didn't complete. The student also said she was also never given a pilot training record, despite numerous requests. In another statement of defence, Gharib denied all the allegations in the February lawsuit, saying the student was never employed by the school. Gharib countersued the student for defamation, saying in court documents the student failed multiple flight tests and disclosed a "history of dangerous manoeuvres" at a previous school. And another lawsuit, filed by a student from Thailand on April 24, said that flight instructors at the school lacked valid teaching licences and had obtained them through processes "not evidently in compliance with" regulations. The school denied the allegation in a statement of defence. It said it "meticulously maintained" all required documentation, including instructor credentials and aircraft records, and that it conducted maintenance "strictly in accordance" with approved procedures. None of the allegations contained in the four lawsuits filed by students have been tested in court. Meanwhile, Liu said he would still like to bring his family, including his four-year-old child, to Canada, but his future is still up in the air. "I'm still struggling about my plan. I don't know what can I do," he said. "[The] whole school stuff kind of [broke] everything. If the owner … just [followed] the rules, this wouldn't happen." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ls-airways-flight-school-lawsuits-1.7561123 American Airlines Tokyo to New York Flight with 787 Makes Emergency Landing After being airborne for over two hours, the flight attendant reported a medical issue onboard the aircraft. TOKYO- Fort Worth-based American Airlines (AA) flight from Tokyo Haneda (HND) to New York JFK declared an emergency and landed safely at Tokyo on June 24, 2025. American Airlines operates one daily flight between New York JFK and Tokyo Haneda and also has a codeshare with Japan Airlines (JL) on two daily flights. American Airlines Emergency Landing at Tokyo According to FlightRadar24 data, American Airlines flight AA168 took off from Tokyo Haneda at 10:55 UTC. After being airborne for over two hours, the flight attendant reported a medical issue onboard the aircraft. An American Airlines (AA) flight en route from New Delhi (DEL) to New York (JFK) made an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) due to a medical situation involving a passenger. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landed safely in Baku at 02:30 local time, where the passenger received urgent medical attention from local emergency teams. The long-haul flight, operated by American Airlines (AA), was flying a transcontinental route from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) when a medical emergency arose onboard. The captain promptly coordinated with air traffic control and diverted to Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD), a key Eurasian hub with ICAO-standard emergency protocols. Upon landing, paramedics boarded the aircraft and stabilized the affected passenger, who was then transported to a local facility for further observation. Authorities did not release details about the passenger’s condition, but confirmed that the emergency was managed swiftly and professionally. Following the medical diversion, the aircraft was held on the ground in Baku for several hours to complete medical and administrative procedures. It eventually resumed its journey at 10:31 local time, routed through London Heathrow Airport (LHR) instead of flying directly to New York (JFK). The decision to reroute may have been due to crew duty limitations or operational rescheduling. https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/06/24/american-airlines-tokyo-new-york-flight-makes-emergency-landing/ Air India 787 Crash: Black Box Probe and Boeing Safety Concerns The black box, officially the flight data and cockpit voice recorder, is being examined in India by the AAIB as part of an ongoing investigation into the AI171 disaster. AHMEDABAD- The black box of Air India (AI) flight AI 171, which crashed in Ahmedabad (AMD), is under scrutiny by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) demands grounding Air India’s Boeing fleet pending a safety audit. The tragic crash of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on the Ahmedabad to London Gatwick (LGW) route killed 271 people, prompting intense investigation and safety concerns. Air India Black Box Probe On June 12, 2025, Air India (AI) flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed moments after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad (AMD), killing 241 passengers and crew and 29 people on the ground. The black box, comprising the Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), was recovered on June 13 and 16, respectively. Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed the black box remains in India, under examination by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), dismissing reports suggesting it would be sent to the United States for analysis. The AAIB, supported by local authorities and international experts from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), is analyzing the black box to uncover the cause of the crash, described as the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade. Decoding the DFDR and CVR will provide critical insights into the flight’s final 32 seconds, including pilot communications and aircraft performance data. Naidu emphasized that the decision on where to decode the recorders will follow a thorough assessment of technical, safety, and security factors. What is Black box? Black Box Under Domestic Review The black box, officially the flight data and cockpit voice recorder, is being examined in India by the AAIB as part of an ongoing investigation into the AI171 disaster. The crash, which took place shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD), is being termed the worst global aviation tragedy in over a decade. Minister Naidu confirmed that no immediate plans exist to send the black box to the United States. However, he stated that the decision to do so may follow a “due assessment” of safety, security, and technical considerations. His comments addressed public confusion sparked by early media reports hinting at US involvement in the analysis. Meanwhile, US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy confirmed her agency is in communication with Indian authorities, but declined to comment on whether the recorders would be analyzed in the United States. She emphasized that quick access to flight data is vital to determine if the crash resulted from any underlying safety issues. Legal Push for Grounding Boeing Aircraft Following the crash, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court of India, calling for the temporary suspension of all Boeing aircraft operated by Air India (AI). The plea argues that until a comprehensive safety audit is conducted, continuing operations pose a risk to public safety. The petition, filed by Advocate Ajay Bansal, references not only the crash but also his personal travel experience on AI127 from Delhi (DEL) to Chicago (ORD) on May 20. Bansal cited severe technical failures aboard the Boeing aircraft, including non-functional business class seats, an inoperative in-flight entertainment system, and air-conditioning issues until cruising altitude as signs of systemic neglect. The plea urges the court to ensure strict regulatory compliance by Air India and safeguard passenger well-being through rigorous safety inspections of its Boeing fleet. Ongoing Investigations The AAIB continues its probe into the circumstances of the crash, with coordination from global aviation safety agencies. While Indian authorities lead the investigation, any further analysis requiring specialized equipment may eventually involve international partners like the NTSB. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has not yet released a timeline for when the investigation will conclude or when a decision on international decoding of the black box will be finalized. 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